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Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Softly Tread the Brave
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Hard cover book with dust cover. Dust cover show painting of a large mine, solder and silhouette of a city. Bottom third of dust cover torn off. Book - red buckram. Pages 287. Illustrated - black and white photos."L SCHILLING" books, military history, valour -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Greatest Raid of all
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...History of author inside front dust cover.Hard cover - orange colour with initials R B and colour gravure on spine. Dust cover (damaged) covered in plastic. Scene of sinking ship with seaman abandoning ship on front. Picture of author (damaged) on back. Man on front and back end paper. Illustrated - 287 pages. L.SCHILLING on front end paperbooks, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Last Call of The Bugle, 1994
Relates to the Korean WarSoft cover- white with black and white photo of soldiers on front. Title in red on spine and front. 312 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos and maps. Contents relate to Korean War."FRANCIS W. DEAN BEM" on fly leaf. books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, In the Line of Fire, 2006
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Soft cover - green with photo of solder in jungle on front. Title on spine and front cover in gold. 358 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos.Donation details hand written on fly leaf.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, War for the asking. How Australia Invited itself to Vietnam, 2002
Book argues the case that Australia invited itself into the Vietnam War.Illustrated soft cover with title in red and white. 240 pages with cut edges and black and white illustrations.Inside on front page: "FRANCIS DEAN'books, military history, politics -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, A Look at the Bright Side, 1988
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Soft cover book. Green buckram. Cartoon of two diggers in a rainy jungle. Black shadow writing. Pages - N/A Illustrated with comedy cartoons."L SCHILLING" books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Blood on Borneo
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Soft cover with photo of author on front. Title and author on spine. Red background. Photo of 5 figures and sunset scene on red background on back. Illustrated with 368 pages.Donated by BGO YMCA - JOHN W. TOON OAM EX POW on first page. OWEN CAMPBELL passed on 2003 on back page.books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Edge of the Sword, 1955
The Edge of the Sword - This book is the story of the Gloucestershire Regiment in the Imjin Battle and in captivity.Hard cover, red colour buckram, gold print own spine. 286 pages cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs. End paper illustrated with map "Battle of the Imjin River" and "Routes followed by the author after capture"books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Bouganville 1942 - 1945. Australians in the Pacific War, 1995
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Soft cover book, black black background. Large black and white photo of tank going through a creek. Pages 67 Illustrated black and white photos and map.books-military-history, books-bougainville 1942-1945 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, My Father's Keeper, 2001
... goldfields books history Donated by Bendigo YMCA Hard cover with dust ...Hard cover with dust cover. Black and white photos of Himmler, Speer, Goering with some children. Pages 243Donated by Bendigo YMCAbooks, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Last Cruise of the Emden, 1967
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Brown buckram hard cover, black print. Dust cover paper blue, red, white, black Black print and maps on white paper. Black and white photos. Pages 242MARK LEWIS (inside cover) books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Fighting First. Combat Operations in Vietnam 1968 - 1969, 1991
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Black buckram hard cover, gold print. Dust cover yellow/paper and plastic. Illustrated cover, red, blue, black print. Pages 293 Illustrated black and white photosSticker - FRANCIS W. DEAN BEM 'cORAL" 20 Strickland Road Bendigo Victoria. 3550books, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Battle of Coral, 1988
"The Battle of Coral" is the exciting and dramatic story of the biggest unit level battle involving Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War. Donated by Andrew John BALSILLIE MBE. Refer Cat No 118.5 for his service details, RSL, Council history.Hard cover, red colour buckram. white colour print on spine. Dust cover with plastic cover, black and red colour print on front, back and spine. Illustrated yellow colour background, silhouette of helicopter/jungle on front. 361 pages cut plain. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. End paper - illustrated maps.Title page - hand written in black ink "Donated by / 2-1-2000" - owners stamp in black ink "Major A.J. BALSILLE, .M.B.E.,J.P.books, military -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Burma the Longest War 1941 - 1945, 1984
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Hardcover book with dust jacket. Dust jacket - light green colour. Red and white writing. Painting of 5 British soldiers waist deep in water. Book - Drab Olive colour, Buckram. Pages - 686 Illustrated - photos, maps, chartsstamped S.E. IBOTSONbooks, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Sandakan, 1997 (Fifth Edition)
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Green and white soft cover. Black and white illustration of a group of emaciated men with a Japanese guard. Palm trees on LHS. Black and white illustrations including many head and shoulder portraits. Inside cover and fly leaf are covered with autographs and address of members of a 1995 pilgrimage tour to Sandakan. Author - DON WALL. Cover CLEM SEARLE. Pages 218Written on title pge "Greetings to Jack Baines Don Wall "97"books-military-history, books sandakan -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Saved by Angels, 2002
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Soft cover - shades of red with front panel depicting a soldier and bombers, and rear panel depicts jungle trail. 80 pages plus appendix. A narrative story base on WW 2. Illustrated with black and white photos.books-military-history, books -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Mostly Unsung. Australia and the Commonwealth in the Malaya Emergency 1948 - 1960, 1989
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Soft cover. Green buckram binding. Black printing. Pages 125 Illustrated photos and charts"To Robert with best wishes Roy. 16/7/90" "Donated by P J HOYES'books-military-history, books malaya, books 1948-1960 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Amazing SAS, 2005
The amazing SAS - provides a thrilling insight into the way Australia's SAS soldiers are selected and trained and of various SAS deployments.Soft cover cardboard. White color print on back, front spine. Illustrated cover. Colored photograph. Solder on front, Grey tones colored army vehicle on back. Jungle green colored background. 349 pages cut plain. Illustrated colored photographs and maps.books-military-history, books-sas -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Grey Eight in Vietnam, 1989
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Illustrated history of the 8th Battalian RAR in Vietnam 1969-70 with index of awards and nominal rollHard cover, green buckram. Dust cover paper and plastic cover. Brown/grey print (illustration). White background, red print. Pages 160 IllustratedInside cover "PETER BALL"book, military history, vietnam -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Nominal Role of Vietnam Veterans, 1996
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo ...Soft paper cover Black, blue, yellow Yellow print Pages 210 No illustrations. Black print on white paperSticker - FRANCIS W DEAN BEMbooks-military-history, books-vietnam -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - PAY BOOKS, SERVICE, Soldiers pay, 1960's
The pay books belonged to Francis William (Dinky) Dean BEM, No's VX93960 2nd AIF, 3742 1RAR. Refer Cat No 124.2 for his service details..1) Pay book, mustard colour No 26748. B & W image of soldier, passport size, stapled inside back cover. .2, .3, .4) Pay books, Tan colour, No's 27965, 11195, 15297.Handwritten on each pay book: "3742 Dean Francis William."documents, financial, service records, army, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - MESS DRESS
Items issued to Francis William (Dinky) DEAN BEM, No's VX93960 2nd AIF, 3742 1RAR. Refer Reg No 124.2 for his service details.Pants, cummerbund, sash, peaked cap and white jacket, belonging to Frank (Dinky) DEAN.uniforms, army, costume, male ceremonial, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - EYE SHIELDS PACK, GAS, 1943
Item issued to Frederick.E.ADDLEM VX142253. Refer Cat No 432.2 for his service history and 937P.Anti-gas eye shields x 6 in concertina package with cover. .1) Cardboard sleeve. .2) Paper concertina packaging. .3) - .8) Eye shields with plastic masks. Cloth frame at top edge, elastic card attached at each end..1) Anti-gas procedure printed on front. Gas alarms procedure printed on back.protective equipment, eyes.gas, eyes.shields -
Bendigo Military Museum
Flyer - MENU RAAF, John Fraser & Son, 27.1.1943
WAGS - Wireless Air Gunners School. Belonged to Malcolm John TAYLOR 418772 RAAF. Refer Reg No's 112P, 114.2, 115.2.Illustrated RAAF Graduation Dinner No 29 Menu held at Electra Hall Camp Street Ballarat.Printed on front: Royal Australian Air Force No-1-W-A-G-S Ballarat. Inside & rear: Signed by some 60 personnel attending the dinner.documents, menus, military history, raaf -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED, 1942 - 1943
Malcolm John TAYLOR enlisted in the RAAF on 19.6.1942 aged 19 years, service No 418772. On 4.3.1943 his records show he was granted his Air Gunners badge, received the rank of Pilot Officer (P/O) on 25.6.1943, posted to No 31 Sqd RAAF (Beaufighters) on 1.10.1943, 4.12.1943 reported missing believed killed on a non operational flight from Aust. The same day his records show “presumed dead by Air Ministry”. Refer Cat No's 113, 114.2, 115.2. Photo, plain black frame of Malcolm John TAYLOR in uniform, garden in background. photography-photographs, military history, raaf -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - INSTRUMENT - NAVIGATIONAL AID
Navigational aid used during WW11Instrument for altitudes & air speed corrections. Notebook with spiral binding attached inside.Scratched on inside of stainless steel surface of cover: A G Culvenor 46 Station St. Nunawading instruments, military history - airforce, aviation, mechanics -
Bendigo Military Museum
Letter - LETTER (copy), 22.6.1915
Photocopy of letter from B.N.Edwards, in Gallipoli, to his family. Refer Cat No 108.61 for his service details.Black & white photocopy of a letter from B N EDWARDS to his family, stamped PASSED, from Gallipoli. 4 pages stapled together.documents-letters-copies, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Literary work - DIARY WW1, 19.4.1915
Copy of original Gallipoli diary of B N EDWARDS No 909. Original diary held in Canberra. Benjamin Noel EDWARDS enlisted on 18.8.1914 in C Coy 7th Bn AIF age 20 years 5 months. Promoted L/Cpl 13.9.1914, Cpl 29.9.1914. Embarked for Egypt 19.10.1914. Records show that he was to be Sgt on 30.4.1915 but was actually promoted 2nd Lieut from 29.4.15 on account of Lieut A.D Henderson DOW’s. KIA 8/9th August 1915. Buried at Browns Dip. Diary of B N EDWARDS beginning 10/04/1915. Black & white photocopy, 61 loose handwritten pages.documents-diaries-copies, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Literary work - DIARY, c.pre 1915
William John Dennis No 3287 enlisted in the 11th reinforcements 6th Batt AIF on 29.7.15 aged 18 years. Embarked for Eygpt 11.10.15. Transferred to the 58th Batt 17.2.16. Transferred to the 57th Batt15.3.16. Hospital with Scabies on 11.4.17. Hospital with PUO on 1.7.18 then Inflamation of the left knee 14.7.18. Discharged from the AIF 23.8.19. PUO, Pyrexia unknown origin, feverish.Diary of W J DENNIS on ruled note paper. 19 pages of entries. 4 pages of addresses. The diary covers the period 11.10.1915 to 15.4.1919.Diary is handwritten in ink.documents-diaries, military history-aif -
Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE, 26.7.1919
Discharge Certificate for Walter Henry SMITH, Reg. No 1572, Register No 282. Enlisted 10.4.1915. Discharged medically unfit 26.7.1919. Refer Reg Nos 102.4 Medals, Badges. 105.7P Discharge Certificate on parchment paper with the service details on front and rear of Walter Henry SMITH.Top left: Reg No 282 Top centre: AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Top Left: SMITH Walter Henrydocument, certificate, military history, records